Gujarat BJP chief blames it on farmers' fate for their suicide

The Gujarat BJP chief caused a major embarrassment to the state government making an insensitive statement in the wake of recent suicides committed by farmers.

As Chief Minister Narendra Modi's government was trying to defend itself on the issue of eight farmers' suicide in Saurashtra this month due to crop failure, state BJP president R.C. Faldu said that if farmers commit suicide then it was because of their fate.

Faldu topped up this comment saying that it was not just farmers who were committing suicide due to a bad crop, but businessmen who suffered losses also took the extreme step. He also claimed that the state government had done nothing that would harm the farmers.

The Congress attacked the ruling party on Faldu's insensitive remarks. State Congress president Arjun Modhwadia hit out at Faldu for his callous statements on the condition of the farmers.

"It is very unfortunate that the BJP chief, instead of reaching out to farmers, has left it on the God. In such circumstances, it is government which needs to reach out and help farmers. But instead the BJP chief's comments are unfortunate," Modhwadia said.